Awards and Reading Lists

Children's Literature Web Guide: Children's Book Awards
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/awards.html
The most comprehensive guide to English-language children's book awards on the Internet.

Maine Student Book Award
http://www.windham.lib.me.us/msba.htm
Chosen annually by Maine students in grades 4-8. Winner for 2001-2: Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo.

***Caldecott Medal Books
http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html
Awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Eric Rohmann won for My Friend Rabbit in 2002.

***Newbery Medal Books
http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html
Awarded annually to the author of the most dintinguished contribution to American literature for children. Winner for 2002: Avi for Crispin: The Cross of Lead.

***Coretta Scott King Award
Awarded each year to authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream." Presented in 2002 to author Nikki Grimesfor Bronx Masquerade and to illustrator E. B. Lewis for Talkin' About Bessie.

Pura Belpre Award
http://www.ala.org/alsc/belpre.html
For a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latin cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. Awarded in 2001 to author Pam Munoz Ryan for Esperanza Rising and to illustrator Susan Guevara for Chato and the Party Animals.

Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/odell.html
Presented for a work of historical fiction published by a U.S. publisher and set in the New World. Chosen in 2001: The Land, by Mildred Taylor.

***Sydney Taylor Book Awards
http:/www./jewishlibraries.org/
The most dintinguished contributions to Jewish children's literature. Awarded to Hana's Suitcase, by Karen Levine (older readers) and to Chicken Soup by Heart, by Esther Hershenhorn (younger readers).